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Rh les is it adapted to the Novel or Story-Writer; for what difference is there, whether a Tale is related this or any other way? And ure no one will contend, that the epitolary Style is in general the mot proper to a Novelit, or that it hath been ued by the bet Writers of this Kind.

is not my Purpoe here to write a large Diertation on Style in general, nor to aign what is proper to the Hitorian, what to the Romance, and what to the Novel-writer, nor to oberve in what manner all thee differ from each other; it is ufficient to have obviated an Objection, which, I foreaw, might be made to thee little Volumes by ome, who are in truth as incapable of knowing any of the Faults as of reaping any of the Beauties of an Author; and I aure them, there is no Branch of Criticim, in which Learning, as well as Good-ene is more required, than to the forming an accurate Judgment of Style, tho' there is none, I believe, in which every trifling Reader is more ready to give his Deciion.

of laying down any Rules for the ue of uch Tyros in the critical Art, I hall recommend them to one, who is a Mater of Style, as of every other Excel Rh